Ranked for Affordable Living
Best Places to Live in North Dakota for Affordable Living
Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 7 places
- #1BismarckPopulation 73,694 · mixed overall livability57% match
- #2MinotPopulation 48,038 · mixed overall livability57% match
- #3West FargoPopulation 38,653 · solid overall livability57% match
- #4DickinsonPopulation 25,116 · mixed overall livability57% match
- #5FargoPopulation 127,319 · mixed overall livability43% match
- #6Grand ForksPopulation 58,935 · mixed overall livability43% match
- #7WillistonPopulation 27,783 · mixed overall livability37% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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